Xann Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 This ok? Not the commentary you were after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidlewis Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 This ok? Not the commentary you were after. nah I saw that video, it's the commentary that makes it. That is like watching the last moments of Englands 1966 victory with the alternative commentator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LancsVillan Posted July 17, 2010 Moderator Share Posted July 17, 2010 Thinking of a break for a week from October 11th but trying to work out where will be hot and busy enough at that time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerlad Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 LA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Thinking of a break for a week from October 11th but trying to work out where will be hot and busy enough at that time... Most of the southern states tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Is California really a good place to go for one week? The travel (ten hour flight minimum?) and time difference (-8hours) would really take it out of you, wouldnt it? You would waste half your time traveling and adjusting your body clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Is California really a good place to go for one week? The travel (ten hour flight minimum?) and time difference (-8hours) would really take it out of you, wouldnt it? You would waste half your time traveling and adjusting your body clock. Florida is only 5 hours behind and a British accent would be more of a novelty there than California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 17, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted July 17, 2010 Is California really a good place to go for one week? The travel (ten hour flight minimum?) and time difference (-8hours) would really take it out of you, wouldnt it? You would waste half your time traveling and adjusting your body clock. Florida is only 5 hours behind and a British accent would be more of a novelty there than California.Really? Florida is very popular holiday destination for Brits these days. Disneyworld/Orlando must be crawling with them. Whereas I know very few people who have been to LA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Is California really a good place to go for one week? The travel (ten hour flight minimum?) and time difference (-8hours) would really take it out of you, wouldnt it? You would waste half your time traveling and adjusting your body clock. Florida is only 5 hours behind and a British accent would be more of a novelty there than California.Really? Florida is very popular holiday destination for Brits these days. Disneyworld/Orlando must be crawling with them. Whereas I know very few people who have been to LA. And yet 90 mins north of Orlando is Jacksonville where they hardly ever meet a Brit. Florida is a similar size to England remember. There are a shed load of great places outside of Orlando and Miami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 19, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted July 19, 2010 Is California really a good place to go for one week? The travel (ten hour flight minimum?) and time difference (-8hours) would really take it out of you, wouldnt it? You would waste half your time traveling and adjusting your body clock. Florida is only 5 hours behind and a British accent would be more of a novelty there than California.Really? Florida is very popular holiday destination for Brits these days. Disneyworld/Orlando must be crawling with them. Whereas I know very few people who have been to LA. And yet 90 mins north of Orlando is Jacksonville where they hardly ever meet a Brit. Florida is a similar size to England remember. There are a shed load of great places outside of Orlando and Miami.Fair point. My only trip to the U.S. (so far) involved D.C., Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. We did get a lot of "Say that again in your cute accent" stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted July 19, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted July 19, 2010 Is California really a good place to go for one week? The travel (ten hour flight minimum?) and time difference (-8hours) would really take it out of you, wouldnt it? You would waste half your time traveling and adjusting your body clock. Went there for the weekend not so long ago and I'd do it again if that's all the time I had. Arrived Friday afternoon and left Sunday evening. In that time we managed to: * Go for a walk along Hollywood Blvd (all the famous Theatres, walk of fame, etc) * Shopping at Hollywood and Highland * Griffith Observatory * Breakfast in Mel's diner * Hollywood Sign * Universal Studios * Concert at Hollywood Bowl (followed by after-party on Sunset) * Rich & Famous' homes in Hollywood * Rodeo Drive * Shopping at 13th St Plaza * Santa Monica Pier / Beach * Venice Beach/Muscle Beach To be fair, we were knackered by the end of it all but we found it pretty easy to blatt through the jetlag. Maybe if we'd been there a few extra days it would have caught up to us but our plan was to not let the tiredness get in the way unless we couldn't bear it. Having said that, I think even if we'd had longer, the above would still have reflected a couple of days worth of stuff. There was lots more we wanted to do but obviously time didn't allow (serves me right for having a gf who teaches and thus can't get away for longer than a weekend during term-time!). I'd say go for it and save the jet-lag for when you get home. Guess it depends on how it effects you though - I always seem able to get through it but others seem to suffer more with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drat01 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Is California really a good place to go for one week? The travel (ten hour flight minimum?) and time difference (-8hours) would really take it out of you, wouldnt it? You would waste half your time traveling and adjusting your body clock. Jet lag - "that way" - is OK, it's coming back that it hits you. I have done CA for a week a few times and can highly recommend it. Some of the best places I have been to in the states were out of there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 19, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted July 19, 2010 Is California really a good place to go for one week? The travel (ten hour flight minimum?) and time difference (-8hours) would really take it out of you, wouldnt it? You would waste half your time traveling and adjusting your body clock. Jet lag - "that way" - is OK, it's coming back that it hits you.True. When we went, day one in the US involved me being wide awake in the middle of the night. Coming back it involved me falling asleep on the M1 during the day (well, not actually, but it was a challenge). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Thinking of a break for a week from October 11th but trying to work out where will be hot and busy enough at that time... Dubai ? you'll either love it or hate it but I've been a couple of times now and fall into the love it camp short enough flight not to worry about Jet Lag ( though tbh I don't really do jet lag , the advantage of barely sleeping even when at home ) You have to remember nice as America is , it does has the disadvantage of being full of Americans :winkold: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drat01 Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 I had a tyre blow out while in the fast lane today on the motorway - speed = fast Managed to "glide" to the hard shoulder. Moral of the story - Get good tyres, even when they blow they stay intact. Moral (2) - Brown underpants are the new in thing Moral (3) - Don't forget to renew your roadside assistance scheme - it can and does cost to get you off the motorway, especially as your car has no spare wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 What kind of crappy car doesn't have a spare??? :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Moral (2) - Brown underpants are the new in thing Well brown is the new black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drat01 Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 What kind of crappy car doesn't have a spare??? :-) They give you a container full of gel - what a waste of time that is. Nowhere to keep a spare wheel of that size as the exhaust takes up so much bloody space - stupidly impractical but driving should be fun As for the car - its Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Ugh a Ford, I should have guessed ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 saw toy story 3 tonight, absolutely brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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